6 Investigates Folowup: Farenthold says veterans deserve better

Veterans deserve better care. That's the reaction from U.S. Representative Blake Farenthold (R-Corpus Christi) just days after a KRIS 6 Investigation uncovered a history of neglect at two local nursing homes where veterans are sent.

The Federal Emergency Management Administration remains unable to explain how or why officials offered a FEMA DHU (Direct Housing Unit) to a Rockport widow only to rescind the offer just as the woman was set to move in. 6 Investigates has been asking that question since first meeting with Tabatha Castro, who says her children had already picked out their bedrooms in the FEMA home, when she got the call that the home wasn't to be hers, after all. Castro's own home was ruled uninhabit...

The Federal Emergency Management Administration remains unable to explain how or why officials offered a FEMA DHU (Direct Housing Unit) to a Rockport widow only to rescind the offer just as the woman was set to move in. 6 Investigates has been asking that question since first meeting with Tabatha Castro, who says her children had already picked out their bedrooms in the FEMA home, when she got the call that the home wasn't to be hers, after all. Castro's own home was ruled uninhabit...

On the heels of our report into FEMA's direct housing program, a Rockport woman tells 6 Investigates she received a FEMA trailer through the same program - right down to the specific lot number and location - only to be told at the last minute that she didn't qualify, after all. Tabatha Castro says she lost everything in Harvey, including the mobile home she and her husband purchased years ago. Now living on FEMA housing assistance, Castro says the FEMA home was a chance at a fr...

On the heels of our report into FEMA's direct housing program, a Rockport woman tells 6 Investigates she received a FEMA trailer through the same program - right down to the specific lot number and location - only to be told at the last minute that she didn't qualify, after all. Tabatha Castro says she lost everything in Harvey, including the mobile home she and her husband purchased years ago. Now living on FEMA housing assistance, Castro says the FEMA home was a chance at a fr...